Table 2.

Anthropometric measurements of under-five children grouped by months (Roma vs. non-Roma)

Anthropometric measurement,1 mean ± SD	Roma children	Non-Roma children	Student t-test (p-value)
At birth
Weight for age z-score	−0.87 ± 1.0	− 0.29 ± 0.9	0.000
Length for age z-score	− 0.34 ± 1.1	0.33 ± 1.1	0.001
Weight for height z-score	−0.96 ± 1.3	− 0.71 ± 1.2	NS
3–6 months
Weight for age z-score	−1.02 ± 1.0	− 0.32 ± 0.9	0.015
Length for age z-score	−1.42 ± 0.7	− 0.38 ± 1.1	0.001
Weight for height z-score	−0.05 ± 1.1	− 0.02 ± 1.1	NS
7–12 months
Weight for age z-score	−0.99 ± 1.2	− 0.00 ± 0.8	0.000
Length for age z-score	−1.65 ± 0.9	− 0.23 ± 0.9	0.000
Weight for height z-score	− 0.15 ± 1.3	0.08 ± 1	NS
13–24 months
Weight for age z-score	−0.56 ± 1.2	0.25 ± 0.9	0.002
Length for age z-score	−1.4 ± 1.0	−0.1 ± 1	0.000
Weight for height z-score	0.23 ± 1.1	0.4 ± 1	NS
25–36 months
Weight for age z-score	−0.74 ± 1.1	0.17 ± 0.9	0.001
Height for age z-score	−1.34 ± 0.9	0.01 ± 0.9	0.000
Weight for height z-score	0.1 ± 1	0.25 ± 1.1	NS
37–48 months
Weight for age z-score	−0.66 ± 1.1	0.10 ± 1.2	0.006
Height for age z-score	−1.29 ± 0.9	− 0.10 ± 1.2	0.000
Weight for height z-score	0.26 ± 1	0.31 ± 1	NS
49–59 months
Weight for age z-score	−0.32 ± 1.1	− 0.07 ± 1.1	NS
Height for age z-score	−0.96 ± 0.8	0.09 ± 0.8	0.000
Weight for height z-score	0.13 ± 1.3	−0.5 ± 0.7	NS